Cardiology
- Frailty and cardiovascular disease: A two-way street?
Frailty may be both a cause and a consequence of cardiovascular disease.
Detecting and managing device leads inadvertently placed in the left ventricleHow it happens, how to prevent it, how to detect and correct it immediately, and how to manage cases discovered long after.
- Toward understanding chronic kidney disease in African Americans
African Americans respond differently to some treatments than the white male patients who participated in the clinical trials.
- Can effective obesity counseling fit into the 20-minute appointment?
Information from a previsit questionnaire lays the foundation for effective and reimbursable counseling and interventions.
- Obesity counseling: Beyond ‘eat less, move more’
Not all cancers are treated the same, and not all patients with diabetes are treated the same. The same should go for patients with obesity.
- 2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered
Topics: cardiac risk assessment, surgery after percutaneous intervention, statins, sleep apnea, bridging anticoagulation, and frailty.
- Osborn waves of hypothermia
The differential diagnosis includes Brugada syndrome, hypercalcemia, and early repolarization syndrome.
- Diabetes medications and cardiovascular outcome trials: Lessons learned
Drugs of several classes have demonstrated cardiovascular safety; empaglifl ozin carries a cardiovascular indication.
- Navigating the anticoagulant landscape in 2017
What is the best strategy in acute venous thromboembolism? How should anticoagulation be managed before surgery?